The Penn's Grove record., 1887-12-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.


"A meteoric stone weighing 4ek
pounds, and resembling Iron in appear.
ance. has been found on Honey creek,
near THIN. Ohio.
the wall Of ESS Nrthur West.
coat of Atlantic city, and ornsmspts
his sitting room.
1.-The manufacture Of rubies has
re~acLeksuch perfection that thu arti.
fcial product is often as valuable as
the natural stone.
The largest "all hands round, has
been figured out by a man, who states
that If 1000, 900 people should clasp
hands they could reach around the
globe.
The antiquity Of cities was. In
order, Meroe. Syene, Thebes. Mem.
phis, Bubastes, Byblos or Babylon,
Damascus, Sidon, etc, ali built beiore
the year $500 B. Z.
Lightning lifted the chimney from
q lighted lamp in the home OF John
Mayo OF Americas, Ga, extinguished
the flame, and deposited the unbroken
chimney in an upright position on the
table.
The most beautiful piece of statu.
airy In existence is doubtless the
Apollo Belvidere. 1t was found in a
temple at Antium and for 300 Years
has stood in the !,rlvidere of the Vati-
can, Rome.
"A remarkable animal was captured
q short time ago in the swamps near
New Orleans. 1t has the head and
tail Of an alligator and the back and
claws Of a tortoise. 1t is on exhibi-
Jon in Liverpool.
"A model husband, in the estima-
zion Of some women, died not long ago
nc Cornish, N. II. 1t is said of him
That he had new spent a night
away from home since his marriage,
forty.three years ago.
Six thousand three hundred and
~forty.one houses were destroyed by the
burning Of Moscow, when the Russians
set fire to their ancient capital rather
than have it fall into the hands of Ma
poleon Bonapsrte.
The first burial in st. Paul's cath.
edral was that Of its bailder, Sir Chris
TOPPER Wren. He was buried in thu
extreme east Of crypt. The earliest
statue erected was that of Howard.
the philanthropist.
Invention has never lesseneS the
reward of industry. On the contrary.
every substitution Of machinery for
hand labor has increased both labor
and wages, because 1t has elevated the
standard of mechanical art in every in
dustrial channel, and has left behind
only those who failed to give intelli-
gent application and industry to their
calling.
The cities of Pompeii and Hercu-
were overwhelmed by an erup-
ton of Vesuvius, accompanied by an
August 20, and "a A. d..
70. A~t-tieIime the principal citizens
"eIe assembled at a theatre, where
public 81 ectacles were exhibited. The
whole city and surrounding country
buried by the ashes. For fifteen
centuries the place was lost entirely.
after which time the mere accidental
upturniDg of a vase led to its reuncov.
ering.
In Algeria there is a small stream
which the chemistry OF nature has con-
verted into true ink. 1t is formed bv
the union Of two r~ivulets, one Of which
is very strongly i~mpregnated with
ron, while the other, meanderinp
a peat marsh, imbibes gallo
acid, another ingredient In the forma-
lion of ink. Letters and other manu-.
script matters are satisfactorily written
this singular natural compound OF
ron and GALLO acid.
The earliest reference to shaving
s found in Genesis xii, IA, where we
Ind that Joseph. on being summoned
before the king, shaved himself, So
must have been a custom long
enough before that occasion, There
are several directions as to shaving In
L~eylticus, and the practice Is alluded
o In many other parts of Scripture.
Romans neve wore boards.
Sunday is SO called because this
lay was anciently dedicated to the sun
its worship. Monday signifies day
)f the moon or day sacred to tile moon.
Tuesday from Tiewes, the Mars Of our
ancestors. the god of war, and dag, a
lay. Wednesday from Welda, the
highest god OF the Germans and Scan.
iinavians. and dag, a day. Thurs
rom Thur, the god of thunder, ,
lag, a day. Friday from Fria,
yoddess of marriage, and dag, a d
Saturday from Saturn and dag a d.
The meaning of the term IS
'osa,'' ''under the rose."i Is sin stri
Cupid gave Harpoclat
the god of ~silence) a rose to bride him
to betray the amours of Venus.
The rose thus became the emblem O,
ilence. 1t was s%culptured on the CELL
nQs OF banquet rooms, to remind the
quests that what was said there was not
o be repeated; and down to 1926 a
lose was placed over eonfesslonals.
John Buckley, of Meriden. Conn.
a swapping turtle and took it =
o the central telephone Office, where
70 purposed killing it with electricity.
ie lot the turtle snap at one end Of
wire, put another wire beneath its
he'll, and turned on the full strength
Il the current. lie AYERS that he
heard the current 20 through it.
a noise like a small planning
.nachine," and he left the turtle for
lead. The next morning he found
he turtle walking around and snap
lng at wires, as though 1t wanted an
Their taste of the current.
The tower which is being erected
8 the Russians on the highest point of
he Mount of Olives is already several
high, and but n more is to be
dded. 1t is to be so high that both
be Mediterranean and Dead Sea NAV
seen from the top. A number Of
ellis will be placed in the tower. In
igging the foundations seven Chris.
graves were found together, with
n inscription in Greek, In which the
FORD .Stephanus" could be deciphered.
"A clock recently patented in
rance is In imitation of a tambourine.
q the parchment head of which rs
ainted a circle of flowers, correspond
ig to the hour figures OF ordinary
ials On examination two bees, q